Improved portable dressing-case



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN RUSSELL, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVED PORTABLE DRESSING-CASE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 3S, l 30, dated April7, 1863.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, J oHN RUSSELL, a citin zen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Boston, in the county of S'uolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Port-able Dressing-Gase orApparatus for the Use of Soldiers and Travelers; and I do hereby declarethe same to be fully described in the following specification, andrepresented in the accompanying drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a topview, Fig. 2 a 'front elevation, Fig. 3 a side elevation, and Fig. 4 avertical section, of my said invention.

In such drawings, Arepresents a cylindrical cup or vessel, provided witha cover, B, and a folding handle, O. The said cup has its externalsurface provided with two fillets, a a, which extend around it andproject from it.

Wrapped around the outer surface of the cup. and between the fillets isa metallic spring plate or jacket, D, which is held in place by means ofa clasp, b, and its catch d, applied to the two ends of the jacket,respectively. By compressing the jacket, so as to liberate the claspfrom its catch, the jacket can be removed from the case and may be usedfor a tablet for the support of a sheet of paper while the same may bein the act of receiving writing. The said jacket is furnished with aseries of sockets, c c c c, for holding a folding spoon, e, a foldingfork,f, a folding knife, g, and a razor box or holder, h, the same beingarranged in the jacket as shown in the drawings.

On the top of the cover B is a lamp, E, between-whose two wick-tubes, ilt', and on the top of its oil-reservoir k, there is placed a box,

F, for holding a portable inkstand, G, or a matclrsaie, or othermatters, as convenience may require. On the cover l of the box `F thereis a Candlestick, M, composed of a socket, m, and a drip-cup orreceiver, n.

Within the case or vessel A there is a box, H, for holding a blackingboxholder, o, two brushes, p q and an annular threadspool, r. The twobrushes, p g are respectively affixed to the body s and cover t of theholder or box o, and project in opposite directions from one another.The holder is intended to holda box, u, containing blacking. The spool ris a grooved annulus, which encircles one of the brushes and may havethread of diierent kinds or colors wound upon it.

Beside the box H, the case A may have within it not only another box, I,for holdingV other articles, but a mirror, K, and a pinholder, L.

The apparatus above described is a very portable arrangement andcombination of various utensils and implements necessary to travelers orsoldiers. The utility and use of each article mentioned in thecollection being known, it is not necessary to further specify them.

I claim- The above-described apparatus, consisting of the socketedspringjacket D, and vessel, cup, or case A, constructed in manner and soas to contain or have combined with it articles, substantially asspecied.

JOHN RUSSELL.

Witnesses:

R. H. EDDY, F. I?. HALE, Jr.

